Synopses & Reviews
Today’s law enforcement officers, who are required to be highly knowledgeable about the law, will find this guide to be a valuable tool, bringing them up-to-date with developments in the law of arrest, search and seizure, police authority to detain, questioning suspects and pretrial identification procedures, police power and its limitations, and civil liability of police officers and agencies.
- Appendix contains the Bill of Rights and the Fourteenth Amendment.
- Table of cases lists every case referenced in the text.
Table of Contents
1. Results of Failure to Comply with Constitutional Mandates
2. Police Power and Limitations
3. Police Authority to Detain
4. Law of Arrest
5. Search and Seizure with a Warrant
6. Search and Seizure without a Warrant
7. Questioning Suspects
8. Pretrial Identification Procedures
Appendix: Bill of Rights (First Ten Amendments) and Fourteenth Amendment